The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-05-26
Chat With tho Ladies',

Pompadour silks are recommended for
dress frocks for young girls.
The safest colors for cheap portiercs
are olive-green and brick red.
WIDE Dlrectoire rcversappear on many
OF tho imported French frocks.
Apple green and chestnut bronze is q
color combination favored in Paris.
Short backs and long front tabs are
the distinguishing marks of new wraps.
Long flots of ribbon give decorative
elect to black and colored luce over
dresses.
India silks and foulards will be the
rivals Of China silks and ponRees this
season.
We have taken note of some children 3
toilets which struck us rs particularly
tasteful.
Combination costumes are not so much
worn as usual. Silk is made up by itself
and woolens also.
Thin silks mixed with tulle and Isle
ior evening wear are very popular addi-
tlons to summer wardrobe.
The favorito color for graduation
gowns are rose, blue, Nile green, and, of
coiIScj ucHOIrOpc.
indoors little girls wear frocks in the
shape of n pelisse, loose and STRAIGHT in
front. and completed at the back by n
plalt IN the skirt let in between two
seams. A silk cord or ribbon sash goes
round the waist.
tlne wooden tissues are strcakcd with
silk or lighter shade, forming stripes
or squares, and small pattern of silk
dots, clover leaves, or small iloworets Of
SILK, initiating embroidery relief, is scat
tered oil over upon tho dark ground.
Extremely pretty capotcs for the
spring arc composed of birds wings.
sometimes the wings are dyed of all
colors; sometimes they are left of their
own natural tint; they cover the capotc
almost entirely, with the exception of n
small putting of silk or crapo at the
back
some OF tho new wool novelties have
Woolen grounds in light or dark shades
OF pure colors, on which in high relief
are lines of plush and frjse flower de-
signs III natural colOrs and realistic to g.
degree III treatment. These goods arc
nigh priced, and intended only for parts
OF plain wool costumes.
Whilo combinations of plain and fancy
figured goods, often in strongly con
trasted colow, remain extremely poDu-
lar, many handsome dresses are made of
the same color throughout, but of two
1aDrlcs, and for these refined toilets cx-
qulsltely fine cashmere and moire arc
especially favored.
In tho new fancy wooden materials in
troduccd for the spring and summer
season We remark that small white pat
terms very frequently occur. In some
tabrlcs irregular white stripes form a
sort check pattern, in others large white
dots arc scattered over plain or striped
colorcd grounds.
Costumes of imperial serge, camel's
hair, vigoguc, tricot cloth and of fine
canvas patterned fabrics, without limit,
will be in great demand, made up in
combination with velvet-striped fabrics
OF every description, or with skirt and
bodice trimmings of fancy colorcd satin
surah, figured with quaint gcomctric
and
In the SandOWn mantles of cloth n
corbeillo check in tones Of foldmousc
has its cape sleeves defined by braid
| about five inches in width in u dark
shade Of brown. This bordering band
IS drawn over the shoulder in folds, sug-
gcstivc of braces, then carried in natneSs
over the back to terminate on the skirt
with cluster of rich and massive posse
menterie balls.
Tho novelties in lace fchus might be
tcrsely described as an ingenious manip-
ulation of squares. Each one is duo to
n SMALL handkerchief of that form, either
in cream or ecru, the surface of which
is almost covered by open work en-
broidcry or lace. These handkerchiofs
are folded 80 as to give different sbane
and appearance to each corner, and this,
with tho assistance of ribbon, is achieved
so effectively that the four corners often
appear completely disconnected,